Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Galerella pulverulenta (Cape grey mongoose)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Taxonomy
Herpestes pulverulentus was named by Wagner (1839). It is extant.

It was recombined as Galerella pulverulenta by Wozencraft (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Herpestes pulverulentus Wagner
1993Galerella pulverulenta Wozencraft

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHerpestidae(Bonaparte 1845)
genusGalerellaGray 1864
speciespulverulenta(Wagner 1839)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 [Cape grey mongoose]
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:45:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Galerella pulverulenta (21929 115191) Herpestes pulverulentus (21695 21916 21953)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Galerella pulverulenta (21952) Herpestes pulverulentus (21948 21949 21950 21951)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Herpestes pulverulentus (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Herpestes pulverulentus (96974)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Africa Herpestes pulverulentus (21922)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Herpestes pulverulentus (21930 96973)